Foundation’s inspiring start to the year

Blues Foundation, the charitable arm of Bedford Blues, continues to do some inspiring work across Bedfordshire with some fantastic results again achieved in the first quarter of the year.

Every week, Blues Foundation offers service provision to hundreds of young people through their two delivery mechanisms. Firstly, through community rugby and school sport programmes, and secondly through intervention programmes. Both serve a unique purpose and drives the Blues Family values out into the community.

The charity would not be able to support the children who engage with this provision without the support of sponsors, donors and the Blues Family, and would like to thank those who already support Blues Foundation.

In the first three months of 2024, the Foundation’s successful programmes include:

• 1,900 young people interacted with through outreach and rugby programmes
• 7,700 throughout all sessions
• 185 girls through rugby programmes in secondary schools across Bedford
• Tackle LIFE programmes boosted through Police and Crime Commissioner funding

Speaking upon the publication of these results, Foundation Manager Tom Harwood said: “At Blues Foundation, we are incredibly proud ofthe results we are able to showcase following an extremely positive opening few months of the year.

“Not only have we enhanced what we felt were already successful projects, but we have added extra strings to the bow to try to offer tailored experiences to suit all the different demographics and service needs across those who utilise our provision.

“A massive reason why we are able to fulfil our work is due to the generous backing of local businesses and sponsors who see a value in giving something back to their community. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you think you can help us moving forward. It really does make a lasting impact for service users.”